Event Details For:
Advanced Practice Courses, May 24-26 at Happy Jack Area (Laramie, WY)
Saturday, May 24th, 2025 - Monday, May 26th, 2025
Course Setter: Mikell Platt
Course Vetter: N / A
E-Punch Coordinator: N / A
Meet Equipment: N / A
Pre-Registration Deadline: 12:00 pm MDT on Friday, May 23rd, 2025
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Event Details:
We are planning three advanced orienteering practice courses near Laramie, WY (~two hours north of Boulder / Denver), in the Medicine Bow National Forest, over Memorial Day weekend.
- Difficulty: The weekend's events will consist of three practice courses for advanced-level orienteers (anyone able to complete a Brown, Green, Red, or Blue course).
- Pre-Registration: Pre-registration is required by 12:00 pm MDT (noon) on Friday, May 23rd. Use the form at the bottom of this page.
- Water: There will not be water on the courses, or at the start / finish; please bring your own water bottle or hydration pack and your own snacks.
- Toilets: There will not be porta-potties or pit toilets at the practice course locations. Bathrooms are available at the Visitor Center when you exit I-80.
- Eligibility: All participants must be members in good standing of an OUSA-recognized orienteering club (e.g., RMOC or LROC).
- Logistics: This will be very high quality training and there will be no timing, results, or instruction of any sort.
Saturday,
May 24Sunday,
May 25Monday,
May 26Map: Pelican Bay Remarkable Flats Granite Planet Course Setter: Mikell Platt Course Details: Red / Advanced (with shortcut options)
8.3 km
possible turkeys
10.6 km
lots of controls!
7.3 km
a carefully curated collection of boulders & reentrantsCheck in: 9:45 - 10:00 am MDT Start: 10:00 am MDT * Courses Close: 1:00 pm MDT Map Cases: Map cases will be available. * There will not be a specific mass start time or start window for the training courses. You can start whenever you'd like after Mikell gives out maps at 10:00 am, but please return to the finish no later than 1:00 pm. If you arrive at the start later than 10:00 am, look for maps on the windshield or tailgate of Mikell's white pickup truck.
Please contact Mikell if you can help with control hanging or control pickup on any of the three days.
- Difficulty: The weekend's events will consist of three practice courses for advanced-level orienteers (anyone able to complete a Brown, Green, Red, or Blue course).
Entry Fee: There is no charge to participate. Donations to LROC to help with map printing costs are welcome.
Waivers:
All participants are required to sign an online LROC waiver HERE.
If you're attending as part of a group, every participant in the group needs their own signed waiver.
Travel: Please refer to our 2018 event page for detailed information about hotels, camping, and activities in Laramie.
Also, Ann Marie Cody has reserved a large group campsite in the Happy Jack area for Saturday night. The reservation can be extended if there's interest. Please contact Ann Marie directly if you'd like to share the campsite: annmarie_cody@yahoo.com.
- Local Weather Forecast: Weather.com
- Driving Directions:
* Please park no more than one car length off the dirt road.
* There won't be any directional signs and cell phone service may be limited.
Course Locations
* Friday, August 29 – Forest of Little Hope: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit / Visitor's Center exit). Cross over the interstate, bear right at the intersection with WY 210, and then continue straight past the Visitors Center, over the cattle grate, and onto Forest Road (FR) 705. Continue on FR 705 for about 4.5 miles to the intersection with FR 707. Bear left onto FR 707 and continue for about 0.7 miles to the intersection with FR 707A, and turn right onto FR 707A. Continue on FR 707A for about 0.4 miles to 707AE, turn right on 707AE, and continue for about 100 m. Park on the right (west) side of 707AE. [Google Maps Pin]
Note: For those who might consider driving in on 707A from the *east*, we recommend against this unless you have a vehicle with higher clearance and 4-wheel drive, due to road conditions.
* Saturday, August 30 – Bisbee Hill: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit / Visitor's Center exit), drive north over the interstate, and then bear left onto WY 210 (Happy Jack Road). Take WY 210 for 7.6 miles and turn left (north) onto Forest Service Road 701. Take 701 for about 1.8 miles and turn left onto 701 H. Take 701 H for about 0.4 miles and park. Start will be about 300m from parking and finish will be at parking. [Google Maps Pin]
* Sunday, August 31 – Area 307: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit / Visitor's Center exit), drive north over the interstate, and then bear left onto WY 210 (Happy Jack Road). Take WY 210 east towards Cheyenne for about 2.8 miles and turn left (at parking lot) onto FR 712. Follow 712 for 2.1 miles to a "T" intersection and turn right. Continue on 712 for 0.3 miles and turn left at the junction. Continue on 712 for about 1.8 miles to a four-way intersection and veer/turn left, heading north now on 714. Continue north for 1.6 miles, driving through a four-way intersection where 714 turns into 713. Turn right onto 713C and follow for 0.6 miles to a four-way intersection; drive straight through the intersection, pass through the gate in the fence right past the intersection, and park. [Google Maps Pin]
* Monday, September 1 – Remarkable Flats: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit / Visitor's Center exit), drive north over the interstate, and then bear left onto WY 210 (Happy Jack Road). Take WY 210 towards Cheyenne for about 8.1 miles and then turn left onto Forest Service Road 708. Begin parking just before the first intersection or in that vicinity (same place we used for our May training). [Google Maps Pin]
Pre-Registration Form
Online pre-registration has closed, but you can still participate. Please register when you arrive at the meet. You may have to draw your course on a blank map.
Current date and time: 2025-11-08 02:23:42